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2011-11-14 Afghanistan

Taliban 'has Afghanistan loya jirga security plan'

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Posted by tipper 2011-11-14 09:19|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Update
Taliban spokesman 'arrested in Afghanistan'
The mouthpiece of the Taliban movement has been arrested in a military raid, Afghan officials have claimed.
A man said to be Zabiullah Mujahid, the insurgents' most prominent spokesman and arch-enemy of Nato's own communications effort, was arrested in south eastern Afghanistan, they said.

His arrest came hours after the insurgents claimed a propaganda coup by publishing an alleged top-secret security plan for this week's grand meeting of elders convened to discuss the future of America's troop presence.

Sediq Seddiqi, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said: "We strongly believe it's Zabiullah. Initial investigation shows he is Zabiullah Mujahid." However it was unclear who exactly had been captured, with many Afghan journalists and Nato officers believing Zabiullah Mujahid is a nom de guerre used by a shadowy network of spokesmen rather than a single figure.

Many Afghan journalists believe there are up to five different men using the same name and operating in different parts of the country.

The man was arrested in Sar Hawza district of Paktika Province before being handed over to the Afghan intelligence services.

Posted by tipper 2011-11-14 10:56|| 2011-11-14 10:56|| Front Page Top

#2 with many Afghan journalists and Nato officers believing Zabiullah Mujahid is a nom de guerre used by a shadowy network of spokesmen rather than a single figure.

But he has a cell phone, which our clever technical people can play with, right? We can work with that.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-14 11:08|| 2011-11-14 11:08|| Front Page Top

#3 A security leak? In Afghanistan? Inconceivable!

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-11-14 11:57|| 2011-11-14 11:57|| Front Page Top

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